National Republican., 1887-03-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS


THE NEW MARRIAGE AND OTHER UNI
EoRM LAWS. BY CHARLES STUART WELLEs.:
Broadway. Publishers.
Discusses some Of the present laws, and
suggests and advocates reform.
AMERICAN ART. illustrate a. March. o
cents; $50 year. Boston Art Magazine
Company, l79 fremont street. Room 40.
Tublishers.
Architectural, sculptural, landscape,
figure, and other designs are generously be-
slowed by these pages Of beauty, and the
text treats OF art and art news matters.
There is ample pleasure and profit In this
elegant monthly for minds Of refinement or
minds that would become so.
HELEN'S BABIES. with some account OF
their ways-innocent, crafty. angelic, imp.
record @ etis Of theIr % Scti6ns % during ne dSys Of
PSilndeiphia; i. B. Peterson H & ssSS Brothers, SO6
Chestnut street. Publishers. so cents
Through years passed many thousands
Of persons have enjoyed this inimitabe
volume. Yet It is young to-day, though
old, and will have youth immortal. Who
ever may remain unacQuainted with the
absolute nature, the exhaustless amuse-
meDt OF this wonderful sketch, let him
hasten, on our advice, to obtain the perma-
nent enjoyment It SO generally affords.
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC AND POLITICAL
REGISTER FOR 1887. 30 cents. Edward
Mcpherson, Editor. The Tribune Associa-
tion, New York. Publishers.
There is no more complete political text
book OF the United States than this, in
which all the figures are official, and are
contained the electoral vote OF each
laws Of Congress and the party
platforms, with full information about
elections, imports, exports, gold and silver,
&c. The law OF presidential successionis
given, and the one on alcoholic drinks:
followed by all congressional enactments
at Washington is added, new representa-.
tives abroad, governors Of states, and a
great variety of political data. To keep
all these things In memory is scarcely pos
sible; to learn them oil Immediately, pos.
sess the Tribune Almanac.
MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE. BY JOHN CHARLES
FREMONT. With sketch of the life OF
Senator Benton, by Jessie Benton Fremont.
New York Beiford, Clarke & Go. Semi
monthly. 80 cents per part Publishers.
We have received Nos. to 0, inclusive,
Of this important history Of the great west.
1t is minute in Its information, clear, and
complete. The numerous illustra-
tiops, portraits, landscapes, and
maps, are In the highest style OF art and un-
usually interesting. Altogether, It is full
of the charm Of travel and adventure, en-.
tightening the mind as to new, strange
land, Its Inhabitants and scenery, yet, of
course, free from the dangers that would
arise in the actual tour.
THE EPOCH. Mar. 49, Ten cents; 81 q year.
New York. 30 Union Square. Publishers
While all the articles are good, particu.
larly so are "What is Criticism2' SHOVEL
Reading by Girls" and "Wilson Barrett's
| Opinion Of the American stage.n The
"Book Reviews" are also valuable.
OUTING. March. % cents; g q year. New
York: 140 Nassau street. Publishers.
Many illustrations, chiefly in the articles
"After Geronimo" and "Around the World
on Bicycle''-the famous tour of Thomas
Stevens. The frontispiece, "Gone Lame
on the March," is especially good both in
design and engraving. The dismounted
| soldier sadly regards his disabled horse,
while the face OF each OF his companions
| expresses "give 1t up" Various papers on
free.air life and sport make up the remain.
der OF the number; among them bicycling
In Virginia and New Hampshire" "Life in
Southern California" Growing" "Carnival
Sports in Rome" "a Famous California
Passage" "Trout Fishing In Germany"
"Beai Hunting In Mexico" /" "Snipe Shoot.
ing on the Prairies," and "Canoe Cruising
in Florida.n review of sports Of the past
month concludes.
THE MESSENGER OF WISDOM AMI
| ISRAEBS GUIDE Jan. Is. 8 cents
monthly. New Brompton, Kent, England
Washington agent: 423 Massachusetts
avenue.
First number and first volume of
magazine which advocates new faith
seemingly Of English origin. The society II
called the slater House of Israel.n 1t.
doctrine is explained by the following con
versation between u gentleman and pupil
of religious school:
Gentleman; "Then do you mean to infel
the death of the bodyP"
Pupil: "Yes, sir. that is our hope. You
remember our Lord said, HE that keepetl
My sayings shall never see death.'"
sCRIBNER's MAGAZINE. March. % cents
So year. Charles Scribners Sons New
| York: 743-7i5 Broadway. Publishers.
pleasantly smiling portrait of Theirs
from painting by Healy, introduces til,
number. Many illustrations follow, all o.
fine artistic character, and accurately aid
ing the text. "The Stability of the Earth
deals with its daily disturbances and thos,
more pronounced, earthquakes, Charleston
late calamity In this connection forming par
of the account. Other especially interesting
papers are the "Reminiscences Of the Siegt
n,I De- IL, 4 /, ID
burne, eX.minister to France. These, from
records Of the time, his private diary, ar,
vivid and reliable. 1.-THE Story of New
York House" is continued, with increased
attraction. Nothing can be more curiou
and valuable, as restoration Of the lonl
past, than "The Bayeux Tapestry" with 1T
quaint drawings, which. nowadays woul(
be scarcely worthy Of school boys talent
yet, for the information conveyed, are mos
important.
Only two poems are offered, the first
san lnterlude," by II. Armytage, is, afte
some thinking-which Is good thing 70
poetry to require-beautiful and true II
expression and sentiment; the second, b,
Andrew Lang, entitled, "Ballade OF tn
Penitents," excellent generally, has bio
in 1t, even in the beginning: the poet SHOULD
have known better than to present u
"tents" as rhyme for "penitents,'
"Horse" and ''cart" could not be worse.
THE PEOPLES EDUCATIONAL QUAR-
| TERLY. March. Devoted to literature AM
music, Fries & Ruebush, Dayton, Va
| Publishers.
No. 3, Of a sensible periodical, whicl
treats all subjects of It's speciality in prac
tlcal manner. 1t is highly honorable to tn
Old Dominion, The leading articles will In
dicate its plan; "Undue Distinction,
"What Ought to LearnP" "Early Train
ing.n "Literature,n "Greek and Latin
Shall They Stay or Coz" development o
| lharacterN y aud MNarrlnm Sninntlsts